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Did Matthew McLellan co-found Halp?
Yes. BetaKit's October 5, 2022 report on Halp's seed round calls him "Halp co-founder and CEO Matthew McLellan" and says the company was "Founded in 2019 by McLellan, COO Marc Fielding, and Justin Mills". The Logic's briefing the same day also names him as CEO and co-founder.
How did Matthew McLellan describe Halp's market?
In BetaKit's October 5, 2022 report he estimated that about 40,000 agents serve more than a million students in a market he called "super fragmented", said Halp sat "up the chain" from companies like ApplyBoard that help agents apply to schools, and said Halp was staying focused on India for now. In a Sakshi Post interview published March 17, 2023, he said "Halp is absolutely free for students."
What is Matthew McLellan doing now?
Not confirmed. The most recent page we read that gives him a title is Sakshi Post's March 17, 2023 interview, which introduces him as co-founder and CEO of Halp. halp.co returned HTTP 404 when checked on 2026-10-28, and no page we could fetch states his role since.
Has Matthew McLellan spoken at TechTO?
No. Halp's TechTO talk was given by co-founder and COO Marc Fielding at TechTO Together in 2023. Fielding and co-founder Justin Mills also have directory profiles.